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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Shadi Khan Saif

The global aid system failed Syria just as it did Afghanistan. How long can this go on?

A woman walks past collapsed buildings in earthquakes-hit Syria.
A woman walks past collapsed buildings in earthquakes-hit Syria. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

After the dreadful earthquakes in Syria and Turkey – the latter of which is now grappling with two more powerful shocks – the global humanitarian ecosystem seems to have once again failed to serve its purpose.

Under domestic pressures and international politics, there is a stark disparity in the way international rescue, relief and rehabilitation aid has been delivered to thousands of Syrians in comparison with their peers deserving equal care and attention in Turkey.

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